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Strengthening Data Security: Mitigating Double Extortion Ransomware Attacks

  • Newspaper publishing giant Lee Enterprises has been suffering from a ransomware attack for over one month, allegedly conducted by the Qilin ransomware group.
  • Critical applications were encrypted, causing disruptions to operations and delays in payments.
  • The attack used double extortion ransomware, where sensitive data was exfiltrated before being encrypted to leverage ransom payment.
  • To mitigate such attacks, organizations should implement data security measures such as data security posture management, data access governance, and data detection and response.

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